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Editor's Corner |
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Infographic Nirvana
If a mad scientist turned a Shrink Ray on a print or web design, the result would be an infographic. It's the distillation of communication design, which is why we love the format. When they're well done, they're delightful little packages of designy goodness. And when they're poorly done, we can tell ourselves how much better our interpretation of the data would be. (Come on, you know you've thought it!)
The Visual.ly website is a treat for infographic fans. As of today, it houses 3,560 examples of data visualizations, which you can browse by category, best liked, most viewed, and most recent. Here's a section from a recent staff pick:
While you're there, you may also want to sign up to be notified when the Visual.ly infographic tool is available.
Terri Stone - Editor in Chief
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Features |
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Photoshop How-to: Put a Ship in a Bottle
Even if you were all thumbs in shop class, you can make a glass bottle; place a ship inside it; float the ship in water; and top off the bottle with a cork. The magic is made possible by Photoshop; the practical instruction comes from Steve Caplin.
Related Reading: Need that bottle to be three-dimensional? Steve can help you with that, too.
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Best of the Blogs: September 21, 2011
Pamela Pfiffner has compiled a diverse selection of provocative questions in design and photography blogs: Are there rules for creativity? Can designers embrace fear? What's the difference between looking at and seeing typography? But she also found less cerebral stuff about topics like upgrading your camera, understanding image compositing, filling your layouts with hipster lingo, and a typical freelance project:
Related Reading: More links you'll love.
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Scanning Around With Gene: Confessions of a Mysophobe
If you fear microbes like Gene Gable does, then disinfectant is your friend. Here's a look at Lysol marketing from 1940, when the company declared a war on germs.
Related Reading: Gene's mother was the original mysophobe in the family.
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News From The Past Week |
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>> Free Guide to Email Marketing
>> BigPicture Lite for InDesign Is Free Mac Download
>> Pantone Predicts Colors for Spring and Summer 2013
>> Instagram Turns 2
>> Print Reseller Certification Series
>> (Relatively) Quick and Easy 3D Graphics
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Cool Stuff! |
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Messenger bags are so passé. The manufacturer of this product calls it the "Sleep-E-Tent Super Pet Ferret Super Sleeper," but at 11" wide and 14" high, I call it the new thing in hipster accessories.
What will you carry in it?
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CreativePro.com Giveaway |
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Wacky Web Site of the Week |
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The complete archive of Rock Scene magazine (1973-1982) is stuffed with unintentionally hilarious material, such as a full-page ad for a book entitled "HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS!"
www.creativepro.com/article/creativeprose-wacky-web-site-week-archive
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